Mustang Bullitt reporting in...
02-08-2009, 05:36 PM
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: CA
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Mustang Bullitt reporting in...
Hi all,
I just became the registered owner of a new 1 year old 2008 Mustang Bullitt #0190 on 1/29/09. The car is absolutely awesome to drive and I truly feel I own something special. Anyway, here are a few things to report for those interested:
Originally I was considering waiting for a 2010 Mustang, but with the economy the way it is, I started looking earlier then originally thought. I live about 2 hours north of Southern California, so I drove down to Galpin Ford and made a deal on one of their Bullitts (they still have another 8-10 Bullitts in stock as of 2/8/09, and plenty of GTs.)
It had an MSRP of $33,515 (coincidentily mine was not subject to an MSRP hike Ford enacted at the beginning of calendar year 2008. Had it been built sometime after 1/1/08, I believe the MSRP would have been $33,965.) After the usual haggling, the sale price was $25,795, plus Schwarzenegger fees, title, and doc fees. I turned down all other options...no dealer add ons, no GAP, no extended warranty, etc.
Now for the downside, as others have put it, "lot rot." I scrutinized the car upon delivery. Aside from some spider-webbing on the paint from about a year of dealer bonehead washing, everything else checked out. The oil will be changed next weekend (#0190 will have about 500 miles on it by then; I bought it with 80 miles.)
But here's a couple things I've noticed already. What do you think?
1) According to the Bullitt forum, has the dreaded passenger side dash rattle. I'm going to try looking into that tomorrow.
2) So far, no 2-3 grinding from the M/T. Wish me luck.
3) Here's one I haven't found comments for. For those with HID headlights, can you see the light pattern wobble or shake when you hit a bump on the road? If I hit the right kind of bump, they'll wobble as if there's not enough tension keeping them in place.
Thanks in advance!
DP
I just became the registered owner of a new 1 year old 2008 Mustang Bullitt #0190 on 1/29/09. The car is absolutely awesome to drive and I truly feel I own something special. Anyway, here are a few things to report for those interested:
Originally I was considering waiting for a 2010 Mustang, but with the economy the way it is, I started looking earlier then originally thought. I live about 2 hours north of Southern California, so I drove down to Galpin Ford and made a deal on one of their Bullitts (they still have another 8-10 Bullitts in stock as of 2/8/09, and plenty of GTs.)
It had an MSRP of $33,515 (coincidentily mine was not subject to an MSRP hike Ford enacted at the beginning of calendar year 2008. Had it been built sometime after 1/1/08, I believe the MSRP would have been $33,965.) After the usual haggling, the sale price was $25,795, plus Schwarzenegger fees, title, and doc fees. I turned down all other options...no dealer add ons, no GAP, no extended warranty, etc.
Now for the downside, as others have put it, "lot rot." I scrutinized the car upon delivery. Aside from some spider-webbing on the paint from about a year of dealer bonehead washing, everything else checked out. The oil will be changed next weekend (#0190 will have about 500 miles on it by then; I bought it with 80 miles.)
But here's a couple things I've noticed already. What do you think?
1) According to the Bullitt forum, has the dreaded passenger side dash rattle. I'm going to try looking into that tomorrow.
2) So far, no 2-3 grinding from the M/T. Wish me luck.
3) Here's one I haven't found comments for. For those with HID headlights, can you see the light pattern wobble or shake when you hit a bump on the road? If I hit the right kind of bump, they'll wobble as if there's not enough tension keeping them in place.
Thanks in advance!
DP
02-08-2009, 06:01 PM
#3
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1,056
Congrats on the new ride! You spent some smart money on the Bullit.The 2010's won't look retro enough for that 60's Bullitt look.
As for the spider webbing you could probably rub that out with a mild compound like Meguiar's Fine Cut Cleaner. You could do it by hand,just make sure you remove it as soon as it becomes transparent.
As for the spider webbing you could probably rub that out with a mild compound like Meguiar's Fine Cut Cleaner. You could do it by hand,just make sure you remove it as soon as it becomes transparent.
02-08-2009, 07:24 PM
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Congratulations! I haven’t noticed any shaking with my 09 HIDs. The only moving part is the high/low beam shield that moves back and forth over the bulb. As far as I know they are not self leveling like on our 7 Series. I wonder if the shields could be moving some when you hit a bump. Do they shake on high beam?
